Lady Marian Barrett (1861–1939)
Marian Barrett, n.d.
from Who's Who in the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
Lady Barrett (Marian)
Born, London. Father, Charles Rennick, of England. Educated, Girls High School, Bayswater, England; Germany; studied painting under Mr. Folingsby at National Gallery, Melbourne. Married, 1881, Frederick Joy Pirani, Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne, who died in 1881. October 31st, 1888, married James William Barrett, Medical Practitioner, of Melbourne. Family, five children: two sons and three daughters. Cara, Keith Joy (born 10th October, 1891, and killed in the War, 16th April 1917), Bertha (married John Canning, Oakbourne, N. Z., 1927), James Noel (married to Nancy Mair, of Willow Tree, N. S. W., 1929), Jeanette (married Benjamin Henry Marks, of Suva, Fiji, 1927). Three grand-children: Diana Marian Canning, Elizabeth Barrett Canning, Mary Carolyn Barrett.
INTERESTS. Exhibiting Member of the Victorian Artists’ Society; Foundation Member of the Committee of the Montagu Free Kindergarten; Member of Council of the College of Domestic Economy, Lonsdale Street, since July, 1912, now known as Emily McPherson College.
HOBBIES. Painting, Music, Gardening.
CLUB. Alexandra.
ADDRESS. “Palmyra, ” Lansell Road, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria.
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Barrett, Lady Marian
- Pirani, Frederic Joy (husband)
- Barrett, James William (husband)
- Barrett, Keith Joy (son)
- Barrett, James Noel (son)
- Noall, Mary Catherine (sister-in-law)
- Barrett, Edith Helen (sister-in-law)
- Noall, Alfred John (brother-in-law)
- Pearson, Ottilie (niece by marriage)
- Noall, Alfred James (nephew by marriage)
- Noall, Selwyn Richard (nephew by marriage)
- McCubbin, Frederick (university friend)
- Longstaff, John Campbell (university friend)
- Folingsby, George Frederick (teacher)
Citation details
'Barrett, Lady Marian (1861–1939)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/barrett-lady-marian-16296/text28241, accessed 27 April 2025.
Marian Barrett, n.d.
from Who's Who in the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Rennick, Marian
- Pirani, Marian
Birth
1861
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
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